Brian O'Shea(XII)
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Brian O'Shea is an actor, writer, private detective, an intelligence professional and combat veteran.
As an actor, he recently (2016) assisted actor and screenwriter, John Buffalo Mailer ("Blind," "Hello Herman," "Wall Street 2") in the film "Crazy Eyes" as a technical consultant in order to train several actors on SWAT Team tactics for several action scenes in the movie. He was assisted by his friend and colleague, Rafa Miera, also a combat veteran from the Spanish Army. He also played the part of the SWAT Team Leader, "Lt. Marks," alongside Rafa who played "Lt. Santos."
Prior to this in the October of 2015, Brian was cast as a hit man in another Mailer Film, "Blind," starring Alec Baldwin, Demi Moore, and Dylan McDermott. The screenplay was written by John Buffalo Mailer and directed by his brother, Michael Mailer. The film is expected to be released in Spring of 2016.
In 1992, Brian started his career in the field of military intelligence, having worked for two U.S. Army Special Forces Groups around the globe. After ten years in this field, Brian O'Shea was hired and worked for several U.S. Intelligence Organizations and then moved on to private competitive intelligence for law firms and several Fortune 500 companies. Becoming disillusioned with some of the more nefarious practices he witnessed in the private sector, Brian decided to form his own company, Striker Pierce Investigations, in order to assist individuals and organizations in protecting themselves from the very same organization he used to work for. Since this time he has formed and additional company , Thane Andrus, to present counter-intelligence training and services in order to help companies protect themselves from social hacking, unfair/illegal competitive intelligence practices, and information theft. He also recently formed a non-profit organization, The Ayla Foundation, in order to assist survivors of campus rape, sexual assault, harassment, and stalking. Leveraging the skills acquired over a long career in countering threats.
By 2013, Brian O'Shea had been to at least 47 different countries in his field, gaining experience in threat management and protection along the way while gaining an acute sense of exactly how and why businesses and individuals are spied on or attacked and how to protect them. In 2014, Brian was asked by a San Francisco based firm to assist in teaching "The Art of Escape", a three day course which instructs anyone how to escape from a hostage situation by learning how to pick handcuffs, defeat zip ties, use social engineering to recruit friends and allies, and hide in plain sight to evade your captors.
Later, in 2014, Brian O'Shea taught these same techniques at the Human Right's Foundation's "Oslo Freedom Forum" and again in 2015. It was through his exposure to well-known activists such as "Pussy Riot," Fleming Rose, and Gary Kasparov (among many others) that Brian decided to redirect some of his experience and skill sets towards human rights. He formed the Ayla Foundation originally to provide executive protection services to international activist around the world and continues to assist activists such as Yang Jianli, Tutu Alicante, and various Charlie Hebdo staff. During this time he was also featured in Norway's most widely distributed newspaper magazine, Dagens Næringsliv ("Today's Business") in a cover article about espionage in hotels and how to protect yourself.
In early 2015, Brian began working with John Mailer and David Ambrose on a project regarding his work, which is still in production. At this same time, Brian had been working with other writers and actors helping them manage various risks and potential dangers that had surfaced through training and hands-on intervention.
In late 2015, after attending the screening of Kirby Dick's "The Hunting Ground," a documentary regarding campus rape and assault in America, Brian decide to adjust the mission of "The Ayla Foundation," to assist the survivors of campus rape and assault with his and his colleagues various skill sets but in such a manner as to empower them to become harder targets while casting negative attention on the confirmed perpetrators of these crimes. (Brian's own daughter Ayla, among several High School students in Northern California, had been targets of a stalker which had anchored Brian's commitment to teaching self-protection, hence the name of his foundation. The stalker in question awaits trial which is scheduled for early 2016 at which his daughter will testify with Brian and her mother at her side. Thankfully, Ayla was not harmed physically and managed to assist police in the stalker's initial apprehension). Brian and several his male and female colleagues in the international protection industry are currently working with several organizations to bring more training to campuses around the country.
Brian continues his work as an investigator and risk specialist, and has become increasingly active in the film industry. In addition to his work on two Mailer films, Brian is a consultant on several films regarding intelligence, espionage, and detective insights and expertise.
As an actor, he recently (2016) assisted actor and screenwriter, John Buffalo Mailer ("Blind," "Hello Herman," "Wall Street 2") in the film "Crazy Eyes" as a technical consultant in order to train several actors on SWAT Team tactics for several action scenes in the movie. He was assisted by his friend and colleague, Rafa Miera, also a combat veteran from the Spanish Army. He also played the part of the SWAT Team Leader, "Lt. Marks," alongside Rafa who played "Lt. Santos."
Prior to this in the October of 2015, Brian was cast as a hit man in another Mailer Film, "Blind," starring Alec Baldwin, Demi Moore, and Dylan McDermott. The screenplay was written by John Buffalo Mailer and directed by his brother, Michael Mailer. The film is expected to be released in Spring of 2016.
In 1992, Brian started his career in the field of military intelligence, having worked for two U.S. Army Special Forces Groups around the globe. After ten years in this field, Brian O'Shea was hired and worked for several U.S. Intelligence Organizations and then moved on to private competitive intelligence for law firms and several Fortune 500 companies. Becoming disillusioned with some of the more nefarious practices he witnessed in the private sector, Brian decided to form his own company, Striker Pierce Investigations, in order to assist individuals and organizations in protecting themselves from the very same organization he used to work for. Since this time he has formed and additional company , Thane Andrus, to present counter-intelligence training and services in order to help companies protect themselves from social hacking, unfair/illegal competitive intelligence practices, and information theft. He also recently formed a non-profit organization, The Ayla Foundation, in order to assist survivors of campus rape, sexual assault, harassment, and stalking. Leveraging the skills acquired over a long career in countering threats.
By 2013, Brian O'Shea had been to at least 47 different countries in his field, gaining experience in threat management and protection along the way while gaining an acute sense of exactly how and why businesses and individuals are spied on or attacked and how to protect them. In 2014, Brian was asked by a San Francisco based firm to assist in teaching "The Art of Escape", a three day course which instructs anyone how to escape from a hostage situation by learning how to pick handcuffs, defeat zip ties, use social engineering to recruit friends and allies, and hide in plain sight to evade your captors.
Later, in 2014, Brian O'Shea taught these same techniques at the Human Right's Foundation's "Oslo Freedom Forum" and again in 2015. It was through his exposure to well-known activists such as "Pussy Riot," Fleming Rose, and Gary Kasparov (among many others) that Brian decided to redirect some of his experience and skill sets towards human rights. He formed the Ayla Foundation originally to provide executive protection services to international activist around the world and continues to assist activists such as Yang Jianli, Tutu Alicante, and various Charlie Hebdo staff. During this time he was also featured in Norway's most widely distributed newspaper magazine, Dagens Næringsliv ("Today's Business") in a cover article about espionage in hotels and how to protect yourself.
In early 2015, Brian began working with John Mailer and David Ambrose on a project regarding his work, which is still in production. At this same time, Brian had been working with other writers and actors helping them manage various risks and potential dangers that had surfaced through training and hands-on intervention.
In late 2015, after attending the screening of Kirby Dick's "The Hunting Ground," a documentary regarding campus rape and assault in America, Brian decide to adjust the mission of "The Ayla Foundation," to assist the survivors of campus rape and assault with his and his colleagues various skill sets but in such a manner as to empower them to become harder targets while casting negative attention on the confirmed perpetrators of these crimes. (Brian's own daughter Ayla, among several High School students in Northern California, had been targets of a stalker which had anchored Brian's commitment to teaching self-protection, hence the name of his foundation. The stalker in question awaits trial which is scheduled for early 2016 at which his daughter will testify with Brian and her mother at her side. Thankfully, Ayla was not harmed physically and managed to assist police in the stalker's initial apprehension). Brian and several his male and female colleagues in the international protection industry are currently working with several organizations to bring more training to campuses around the country.
Brian continues his work as an investigator and risk specialist, and has become increasingly active in the film industry. In addition to his work on two Mailer films, Brian is a consultant on several films regarding intelligence, espionage, and detective insights and expertise.
